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Bonita Springs sea‑turtle volunteers report 2025 nesting numbers, urge amber LED beach lighting
Summary
Turtle Time told the council Bonita Beach had 187 nests in 2025 (186 loggerhead, 1 green), producing 12,979 hatchlings; the group urged the city to explore converting to amber LED lighting to reduce hatchling disorientation and cited state funding help given to Fort Myers Beach.
Eve Haberfield, representing Turtle Time, told the Bonita Springs City Council that volunteers recorded 187 sea‑turtle nests on Bonita Beach during the 2025 season, of which 186 were loggerhead nests and one was a green turtle nest. "We counted 17,386 eggs which resulted in 12,979 hatchlings," she said, describing a 75.7 percent hatch rate and noting that 386 false crawls and 17 disoriented nests contributed to hatchling loss.
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